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The Russellville Democrat., 1887-12-21


 all those people who, while they would not rob their neighbor of a farthing, appropriate the money and the treasure of the public. A man has house to sell, and he tells his customer it is worth twenty thousand doll ars. Next day the assessor comes around, the owner says 1t is worth fifteen thousand dollars The Government of the United States took off the tax from personal income, among other reasons, because so few peo- pie would tell the truth, and many a man with an income of hundreds of dollars a day made statements which seemed to imply he was about to be handed over to the overseer of the poor. Careful to pay their passage from Liverpool to New York, yet smuggling in their Saratoga trunk ten silk dresses from Paris aud half dozen watches from Geneva, Switzer land, telling the custom-house officer on the wharf, " There is nothing in that trunk but wearing apparel" and putting five dollar gold-pieco in his hand to punctuate the sta temeni.
 Described in the text are al those who are particular never 10 break the law of grammar, and who want all their language an elegant specimen of syntax, straining out all tho inaccuracies of speech with fne sieve of literary criticism, while through their conversation go islander and innuendo, and profanity and false hood larger than whole caravan of cam. els, when they might better fracture every law of the language and shock intellectual taste, and bet ter let every verb seek in vain for its nomipative, and every noun for it's government, and every pre- position lose its way in the sentence, and adjectives and particlplos and pronouns get Into grand rios wor thy of the Fourth Ward on election day, than to low thousand EnaEs than ons camel
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The Russellville Democrat., 1887-12-21

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10

A Naples correspondent Of the Lon
don News writes: | think nothing
could show better the utter farce o.
Italian dIeling than the following -to-
- from the Corrierodel Muttino ol
to-day: Yesterday at Turin, a quar-
rel that took place during the Journey
Of Capt. Cecchi with an expedition ju
the Congo passed through its last
phase. In 1885 there embarked III
the Garbaldi and the Amerig0 YES
pucci the expedition cOmmdndad b.
Capt. Ceccni, to which belonged a Ger
tain Sig Mario ,AIicheIa. In The Red
Sea some disagreement took place.
which led to a personal quarrel be
tween Capt. Cecchi and Sig. Michela
AIchela and two of his companions Re
turned to Italy, while Capt Ceccm
continued his journey to the Congo.
At last, during the last few days, the
two adyersarie5 met at Turin to finish
the affair Of honor by a duel. Yestcr-
day the duel took place on not very
hard conditions, the weapon being the
sword. After paITying a few attacks
Capt. Cecchi received two slight
wounds, judged durable in five days,
one on the right cheek, the other on
the left hand. So the adversarIes, who
must have forgotten the dispute OF
nearly a year ago, met merely to ex-
change a few scratches, thereby salts
tying their sense OF honor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10
WOMAN SLAVERY

No matter where the Chinese 90
and no matter under what form OF
government they are living. they are
bound to carry ont their ideas OF
woman as a marketable article. il
Hong Kong. under a government that
airs its boast that slavery can not ex-
Ist under the shadows OF its flag, WON
en- are bought and sold every day. In
the British settlement at Shanghai
regular auctions Of woman are held
under more cOld-blOOded Circunstan-
lies than Arab baZars or those slave aux.
tIons in the South which were the
main cause Of such q mighty upheava.
IN tins country. 1t Is a part OF til.
system OF the Chinese. and can no
more be eradlcated In places where it
has gained fOOthOld than the Chinese
themselves. So long Us the Chinese
confined their buying and selling
operations to their own women. tn,
subject did not present such an acute
interest Tor the rest Of the world. But.
unfortunately, the Chinaman il
awakening 10 the superiority or for
Sl5tI IJLOtbCjiOllS over LIS OWL native
article. Chinese are now endeavoring
ln all parts OF the world to which they
migrate to contract temporary mar
riages with white woman, and ii. when
the time comes to return to China, il
Is not elected to desert both family
and wife, the unfortunate dupe, vino
has, perhaps, thought she had entered
into a perfectly legal union, Is pre-
vailed upon to accompany her lord to
China, she Will have to take the place
Of third or fourth wife-i. e., a market
able and prosecuted woman-in ma
tive establishment. Some very lament
able occurrences OF this kind have
been brought to notice in late years.
To the woman who contracts a union
with a chinaman who has left his
country an adult, the chances are al
most sure that she takes up with one
who has already a wife or two.-Sa,t
Francisco Examiner,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10
WENDELL PHILLIPS MARRI
AGE.

A singular marriage was that Of
Wendell Phillips who. though known
as a gifted orator. was eminently
literary man, as his printed speeches
and numberless articles in periodicals
and newspapers bear testimony. The
lady who became his wife had con
siderable property, was vehemently
opposed to slavery, an Invalid, and
interested in Phillips as q conspicuous
and able AbOlitIOnlst. She had q set
tied feeling that she could not live
long, and, wishing to put her means in
FLlllps' hands, so as to benefit the
cause she had so much az heart, she
thought that marriage would be the
best method Of carrying out the pur-
/ pose. The couple had been friends
and remained such after union. which
naturally included very little passion
or romance Of the ordinary kind.
But IN place Of that was a tender re-
gard. an earnest admiration. an exalt-
ed esteem, which made the best and
truest companions. The sympathy
between them was complete He
passed hours every day III her society,
and many Of his ideas and inspirations
are SAID to have come form her. A
more devoted, chivalrous husband has
not lived. | have been told that he
often trimmed her bOnnets. because.
Is he had nice taste in such things.
she liked to have him display it in her
behalf. To those who have never
thought of Wendell Phillips except as
the great orator, it viii appear strange
that he could ever have been engaged
III such feminine occupations.
But the fact is one OF the strongest
evidences OF his marital attachment
As may be supposed the pair had
no children; but they adopted
daughter, now the wife Of George ".
Smaiiey, London correspondent OF
The Tribune. As the story goes, the
mother of Mrs. Smalley lived in
Martinique, and was slave owner
She became interested in the cause Of
anti-slavery through Wendell Phillips
speeches, ard freed her slaves. AT
her death she left her only child. then
a small girl, to Phillips as his ward;
he became her guardian, and subse-
quently adopted her Smalley. being
an earnest AbOIitionist. met her at
Philips house, where mutual af.
lection arose, with the usual result
Cor. Chicago Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10
DRESSING SEAL SKINS

When the seals have reached the
killing ground they are allowed a GER
tain time to rest and cool. after which
about one hundred are driven together
/ into an Enclosure and the fittest are
selected for slaughter. The others are
then allowed to 90 down to the nearest
water. whence they make their way
| back to the sea. The instrument Of
destruction is long club of hard wood
with which they are struck a violent
blow on the head One is usually suf-
ficient A long, sharp knife IS then
thrust into the vitals, and the carcass
thousand have been slain, when the
work Of SHINING commences. When
taken off. the skins are salted and
sent home in that condition. On their
arrival here they are properly cured,
and then comes the preparation need
ed for their conversion into what Is
popularity called seal skin 1t Is
difficult to conceive how the beautiful
article of dress can ever be manufac-
tTed out of the unattractive object
the skin presents at this juncture.
1t is hard and unyielding as a board,
and stiff, coarse hairs cover the fur so
completely that its very existence
might not be suspected. The problem
to be solved Is how to separate the
hair from the under fur For many
years each individual hair was pluck
ed out seyerally at, Of course, a great
expenditure of time and money, until
a lucky accident revealed TO the dress
ers the fact that the roots of the hair
We're seated more deeply than the fur.
Now. therefore, after preliminary pre-
paratiOns the skins are laid. hair down
ward, upon a wooden block with a
curved surface, and pared down with
knife until the roots. OF the hairs
have been cut through 40 the skin is
very little thicker than q kid glove
All the coarser hair can then be brush
ed off with the hand, leaving the fur.
which Is then seen to be IN curis OF
light brown color, varying in shade III
the parts. In consequence nearly all
seal skin Is dyed before 1t Is sold. and
in the process Of dyeing the curls I'm
twist themselves and the fur becomes
smooth and ready for use. The gov
eminent Of the United States imposes
d revenue tax Of - a skin, TO which
must be added the cost maintaining
an establishment in so remote q spot;
but even allowances having been made
for this and other expenses. in Europe
the price demanded for jacket must
still be regarded as extravaganza.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10

LANSING. MICH, Feb. An old.
white-bearded, lettering man is here
10 petition the legislature to make am
appropriation to support his declin-
Ing years in compensation for thirty
two years OF unjust punishment in
prison His name IS James Hitch
cock, He was sentenced to prison for
life thlrty-thTee years ago from Inc
ham county for murder. and his name
IN jackson prison was mo. 3" AT
the time OF his sentence he was a pros
porous farmer in the prime Of life.
possessed of wife. two sons and a low
ing laughter. 4 year ago last Thanks
giving he was paTdOned and reentered
the world to find all new and strange
to his eyes and his wife and daughter
IN their graves. Hitchcock has ALWAYS
claimed that his sentence WIS an unjust
one HIS story Is that one afternoon
while Oh his way home from Stock
bridge, he was waylaid by man
named Stephenson, with whom he had
some difficulty over a money matter.
Stephenson knocked him down. lump
ed upon him, and then Selling the
heavy cane which Hitchcock always
carried, ran away with it. Hitchcock
drew his pocket-knife to cut another
stick. At the moment Stephenson re
turned and struck him on the back OF
the head, and he fell. Hitchcock strucl,
desperately over his shoulder with his
knife at the hand clutching his neck.
staggered back into the road with
head swimming and ran to the nearest
house for assistance. When he re
turned Stephenson was dead. William
and Lewis Morgan witnessed the as
suit, but their testimony was counter
balanced by the evidence of a man
named Wright, who came down the
road IN time to see the struggle He
swOre that he saw Hitchcock delibe-
rately stab Stephenson. Eight years
later Wright admitted that he had
periured himself to satisfy grudge
against Hitchcock.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb, 1.-There has
been a great deal of fun poked at
Kelley and what IS considered his i'm
possible motor, but as soon as a ma
chine made by Toledo machinist is
completed, which viii be in a few
days, and patented, it may be that the
problem Of perpetual motion viii have
been solved.
For thirteen years one Of the best
known machinists Of Toledo whose
name Is withheld because Of q promise
which gained the Inter Ocean CORES
pendent a sight Of the machine. ha,
been almost insane with an idea.
during spare hours, often for entire
nights after his days work in the shop.
he worked at the problem. He had q
room fixed up in the basement Of hi
house, and tins place became so sacred
ia hls eyes that not even his wife has
ever entered ii. Through all these
years he has labored without COn6ding
q word to another person. Last night
ne set iOr the test, and three partic-
were allowed to be with him under
promise OF not giving a description OF
the machine or the inventors name
until he had secured a patent. It may
be said, however, that the machine ha-
over 300 odd wheels and levers.
w hen | touch this lever" said the
inventor, at the appointed moment, she
prepared to see the solution of the
greatest problem Of any age"
He touched a lever and with click.
click, bang, the whole machinery be
gan to iy around with the utmost velo-
city, until by sheer force some Of It's
parts became loosened and there was
a sudden stop.
I've cot itr' vebemently cried the
inventor. I've got the idea. I've
got the power Of perpetual motion.
and all I've got to do is to control it
or limit it, as you see"
One OF the gentlemen present was
an eminent practical machinist, and
he says that he really believes the
Toledo inventor has a surprise in store
for the mechanical world Full. de
tails viii be given as soon as a patent
IS obtained.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10

It Is claimed by some that cows give
more milk when winter dairying i
practiced than when summer dairying
is followed. 1t is easier to keep up
the flow Of milk through the winter
and prolong it into summer than to
prolong it into winter after the stimu
IU5 Of maternity begins to subside anG
the mess to shrink. Besides. as most
herds are managed, from grass to hay
IS most trying time, with alternate
hot and cold blasts, and a diet that Is
neither green nor dry, and often not
regular. 1t is worse than from hay to
grass in the spring, when the tempera-
tnre Is s0ftenIng instead Of hardening,
and the bite of the green stuff. nippeo
here and there IS so relishing, refresh
ing and invigorating. In summer
dairying, the COWS go dry in winter.
when it Is most expensive keeping them
while in winter dairying they 90 dry
through the hot season, when feed Is
cheap, if it IS not abundant. and an
extra grain feed is not needed to keep
up the temperature. This, too, is a
busy season. when release from milk
ing gives more time for general farm
wOrk.-R}uut Neic Yorker
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10
HOW TO PROSPER.
THE CLASS OF FARMERS WHO ARE SUCCESS
Full AND, IN CONSEQUENCE. COMMENTED.

THE CLASS OF FARMERS WHO ARE SUCCESS
FUL AND, IN CONSEQUENCE. COMMENTED.
The prosperous farmer. like every
other business man. Is he who takes
advantage of circumstances to get the
most he honestly can out OF what he
has to sell. Not all business men fol
low the golden rule to do unto others
what would be desired Of them. Not all
farmers do this, yet the golden rule Is
best IN the lougrun. Why? Aman's
pTobity in dealing not only insures re
spect, but enables him to get better
prices than he who does not strictly
regard his word
The man honorable in his dealings
may be man as keen IN his bargains
or in getting prices as he who does not
strictly regard his word He is more
apt to figure closely in personal ex-
penses, while at the same time being
liberal IN all things. He Is apt to feed
closely and at the same time fully.
He saves by attending closely to the
comfort OF his stock. No depTecia
ton IS allowed to take place IN build
lngs and sheds. His farm machines,
wagons and implements never suffer
from undue contact with the weather
Every thing has a place. and all labor
IS performed at the proper time. He
does not undertake work out OF sea
son, but IN season he drives his work:
it never drives him. He hires only
the best help, treats his workmen
more courteously, and hence always
gets the best-and keeps it. His
worzmen may advise, but never die
tate to him.
When crop IS ready for the mark
ct 1t Is promptly sold if the price
suits. Ii not, it is held until the
price is satisfactory. 4 crop, however,
or animals, are not held for specula
tive prices. He well knows the cost
Of holding a crop, and the loss ON ami
mails from feeding. while holding from
the market when fat.
The prosperous farmer is a reading
man. He keeps himself posted on his
business through journals devoted to
his profession. He may not get rich
suddenly. but he does not fail, except
from some unavoidable disaster. Are
there. any OF our readers who have
been pursuing the slack way of doing
business! II SO, there Is no better
time to turn over q new leaf than
right now Farm, Field and Stock
man.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10
CATARRH CURE
THE TRADES OF PRINCES.

1t has been always the custom fo1
the princes Of Germany to learn
trades. The Bourbon princes OF
France all acquired trades. Some OF
them were printers, bookbinders, ship
wrights, house carpenters, joiners, and
painters; they did not follow these
yocations, but they understood them.
Royal and princely ladies in Germany
and France understand every function
Of housekeeping and know how to
perform it. They can go to the dairy
and handle milk OF a COW and a horse
with dexterity and satisfaction The
Prince Of Wales Is q hook binder,
Each Of his brothers has d trade and
his sons are now learning trades ac-
cording to their tastes. All the ladies
Of the English royal household are ac-
compIished in practical things even if
they are never called upon to do them.
-Clereidnd Leader
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10
WHAT TR UE MERIT WILL Do.

lie unprecedented sale of Boschee'S
German Syrup within few years. has
astouished the world. 4 Is without
doubt the safest and best remedy ever
discovered Tor the speedy and effectual
cure of Coughs, Colds and the severest
Lung troubles. It acts on an entirely
different principle from the usual pre-
scriptions given by Physicians, as it does
not dry up Cough and leave the dis
ease still in the system, but on the con
trary removes the cause of the trouble,
heals the parts affected and leaves them
in healthy condition. A bottle bel in
the house for use when the diseases make
their appearance, will save doctors bills
and long spell of serious illness. 4
trial will convince you of these facts. It
is positively sold by all druggists and
general dealers 10 tbs land. Price 70
cents, large bottles. noil
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10
HAL LIS
500 REWARD. 500,

The readers Of The Pilot VIII be
pleased to learn that there IS at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able Ia cure in all its stages. and that i.
Catargh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive care now known in the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q con
stituhonal disease requires constitution
al treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
taken Internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mUcns surfaces of the system.
thereby destroying the foundation of tie
disease and giving the patient strength.
by building 10 the constitution and
assisting nature in doing lis work. Thu
PtOprietors have 50 much faith ia it.
curative powers that they offer one hun
bred dollars, for any case it fails to cure,
Send for list of testimonials. Address.
T. j. CHENEY x co, Toledo, O
~ Sold by Druggists. 70 cts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10

General Pleasanton says that dur
ing his career he has been in 1O5 diff
ferent engagements and has never
been wounded. At Brandy station a
certain Confederate sharp-shooter was
was ordered to pick him off. He got
within 400 yards OF the general, took
careful aim and shot a member of the
staff on the left. He fired again and
killed a man on the right. Then he
crawled up nearer and waited till
Pleasantou was perfectly stationary.
He fred and again missed his target.
The sharp shooter then gave up in
despair, declaring that he had never
.berOre failed to hit after three shots.
A few days ago he sent his compli-
ments to General Pleasanton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10
MEDICINE FOR THE MIND

Ii Is sometimes difficult to say which
works more mischief. enemies with
the worst, or friends with the best in
tentiCus.
Is the medical properties Of some
plants can baadduced only by distilla-
ton, 50 our good qualities can only be
proven by trials.
Life at the greatest and best is but
a forward child that must be humored
and coaIed a little till it falls asleer
and then all Is over.
apathy l. one Of the worst moral
diseases: it incapacitate5 Us from com
batting the encrcachment of vice and
closes every avenue of our souls to the
approach of virtue.
When we are laboring under a ply
steal malady we see every thing
through a distorted medium; we are
no longer masters Of ourselves. but
the victims Of a distempered imagina-
tion.-Good House keeping.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10

The cedar timber business in the
northern portion of the state is one of
considerable extent. The transactions
of an Oshkosh firm last year amount
ed to 100000. The firm is at present
operating three camps on the north
branch of the EmbarTas river. and
owns a large number of acres on the
south branch of the main river.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10
a Captain r0rtunate Discovery

Cap. Coleman, scbr. Weymouth. ply
ing between Atlantic City and n Y. had
been troubled with a cough so that he
was unable to sleep, and was induced to
try DR., Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption. It not only gave him instant
relief, but alayed the extreme soreness
IN his breast His children were semi
larlY affected and a single dose had tie
same happy effect. Dr. Kings New
Discovery is now the standar remedy in
the household and on board the schooner
Free trial bottle of this Standard Rem
edy at Fl. Hinrich's Drug Store. 4
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10

DRUNKENNESS, or liquor habit, can be
can be cured 10y administering DR..
Haines' Golden Specific. It can be
given in a cup of coffee or tea without
the knowlede of the person taking it,
effectiug q speedy and permanent cure,
whether the patient is a moderate drinker
or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands of
drunkarGs have been made temperate
men who have taken the Golden Specific
in their coffee without their knowledge,
and to day believe they quit drinking Of
their own free will No harmful effects
results from its administration. Cures
guaranteed. Send for circular and full
particulars. Address in confidence
GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co., l85 Race St.,
Cincinnati, Ohio. Oet2S
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For extinguishing fire in closed

For extinguishing fire in closed
spaces. where water would do much
damage, a German physicist recon
mends compound whose burning
quickly absorbs the oxygen and rem
ders combustion impossible. His pre-
paration contains fifty-nine parts of
powdered saltpetre, thirty parts of
powdered sulphur, four parts of pow
dered charcoal and one part of col
cothar thrown red oxide of iron). He
keeps the mixture in five pound paste
board boxes, with fuse protruding
to insure lighting it.